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VIDEO: NZ – Downpours, thunderstorms and Long Weekend Weather

Thunderstorms and heavy downpours are crossing northern NZ on Thursday, clearing early Friday – then a cold change moves into the south while a windy sou’west flow develop nationwide. The long weekend looks windy in expo...

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Windy and partly cloudy with a few showers. Breezy to brisk West to Sou'West winds, gale in some exposed areas.
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Thunderstorms & downpours moving into NZ, mostly for North Island (+Animation)

A significant burst of Autumn thunderstoms are moving into NZ today from the Tasman Sea and may cause some issues…

VIDEO: Heavy downpours/thunder, then a windy SW flow for the long weekend

A large low in the Tasman Sea is moving into NZ with pockets of heavy rain, strong winds – and…

VIDEO: Expect the unexpected – Flash flood risk as large low approaches NZ

Large low pressure zones can produce sudden, unexpected, torrential downpours – as we saw in Nelson yesterday, ahead of this…

VIDEO: NZ forecast to King’s Birthday as large low moves in this week

Warmer winds will give way to colder air this week as a large low moves in with severe weather risks…

VIDEO: NZ 7 Day RainWatch – Severe weather risks next week

A massive anticyclone moves over NZ this weekend, but next week Autumn roars back to life with thundery cold fronts,…

Live / Real Time NZ Rain Radar

Live / Real time NZ rain radar for 6:28pm on Thu 29 May 2025

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Top 10 NZ Weather MythBusters! (Even we were surprised at some of the answers!)

REPOST from our Education pages — Can you get sunburnt on a cloudy day? Do highs always bring sunny weather?…

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Ways to get fewer nasty surprises when it comes to wet weather that is (or isn’t!) forecast

REPOST from our Education Pages — It’s always interesting when we get a complaint about a rain forecast, just how…

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Comparing the world’s most well known cities with NZ’s latitude – some may surprise you! (+2 Maps)

From our Education Pages — It’s often said weather forecasters spend much of their lives looking up at the sky,…

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